《Story of Vita》The Forest King / Chapter 34
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Hmm?
Vita wasnt really asleep, the body Vita made was just 'cooling' down after moving around for so long. Right now after the beauty sleep, there was something gnawing on Vitas shoulder. One of Vitas eyes opened to see what it was. And quickly shot up in the air and climbed up a tree. There, on the ground, was the skeleton of a rat. But the problem was that its still moving! The rat slowly moved its head to lock at Vita, its neck clicking and clacking as it did. There was still flesh stuck to its body and the worst of all was that its two empty eye sockets had purple flames in them.
It shambled towards the tree Vita was up on and started to climb up it. Its bony claws dug deep into the bark and pulled itself upwards with its mouth wide open. After quickly calming down, Vita realised how stupid it was to be so scared of an undead rat. Vita let it get close enough for Vita to get a better look at it.
It would look like a normal rat if it wasnt for that fire in its eyes. What is that even, soul flame or whatever the fuck? It smells like rotting flesh too. Its organs are even falling out from random spots where the skin is missing. Absolutely disgusting. The instincts in this body Vita made even wants to puke its guts out. Keep it in body, there isnt really much for you to vomit up.
The undead rat finally reached Vita and bit at its fingers. Vita picked it up, smashed it into the tree and looked at the remains.
Yet, its still dead. The purple fire is also gone, so maybe it was kept alive with that flame? So it is like a soul flame kind of deal. If I ever was to meet another thing like this again, I now know where to aim.
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Now that I am high up in a tree, couldnt I just swing around like an ape or a monkey? Nah, need that monkey instinct to do that. If I find any that is. Would human instinct work? I would love some human DNA to look more human.
Climbing down the tree, Vita slips on some of the leaves laying on the ground. Basest of the weather and the color of the trees, it would seem to be in the middle of autumn. There are less plant and more mushroom. Some of the mushrooms are fairly normal looking, a smokey white with a round cap. There are also some mushrooms that look like fly mushrooms, but they are a icy blue instead of the normal red. A rather small mushroom with a purple cap with an oily stem. A skull symbol is on the cap and the surrounding nature is sickly and rotting. Clearly poisonous, but Vita picks it up either way and starts chewing on it. Any healthy minded creatures would never eat something so clearly deadly, but Vita doesnt seem to mind having a melting jaw and digestive system.
Mhm, spicy. Shame my tongue just died after two seconds. If I ever were to find another one of those mushrooms, I should try boiling it with some other spices. Are there even spices here, I dont want to test everything I stumble upon. Maybe that one. And that one. Aaand maybe that one...
"PIIII" Vita heard something nearby.
Hm what?
"PIIIII PIPIPI" Looking around, Vita slowly brought the mushroom up to eat it. The sound came again, but now Vita heard it come from the mushroom. Taking a closer look at it, Vitas eyes widened.
It has a face! Holy Shit!
It had a brown cap with a rubbery feel to it, and a tiny itty bitty face right on the stem. Vita couldnt see if it had any eyeballs, but it did have three dark spots. One large hole and two smaller holes over it. Vita would squeeze it ever so slightly and it would let out a piii noise. It also seemed to have tiny chubby arms and legs, but they seem to be useless for mobility. Inferior.
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Vita threw the tiny mushroom over its shoulder. The mushroom lad landed rigth on its head, fell on its face and started to cry.
"PIIIIIIIIIIII! PIPIPIIPIPIPIPIPIPIIIIIII!" It cried and slapped the ground with its tiny hands. It is like a child throwing a tantrum. It looked a bit silly.
Vita wanted to continue bullying the mushroom lad, when the sound of breaking wood could be heard. Turning around, Vita saw a massive mushroom pushing its way through the trees. It looked like the mushroom lad, but much bigger and with no mouth. It looked at the mushroom lad and then at Vita, then back at the mushroom lad.
"PHIIIIIII PHAAAAA!" The ground shook with each step the big mushroom took. It was well over three meters tall and its fists shattered a tree it hit. The splinters flew all over the place. Vita picked up the crying the mushroom lad and started to run away with it. The massive mushroom seemed to be angered by this and ran after Vita with much more anger in its roars. Vita climbed up a solid looking tree. The massive mushroom ground to a halt under the tree and looked up. It tried to reach up with its large arms, but its cap was in the way for its arms. It shouted at Vita while jumping a few centimeters of the ground.
Vita looked at the mushroom lad and the massive mushroom and started to think.
Small mushroom that acts like a child, because children make noise to alert its parents. That massive mushroom heard the screaming and tried to get it from me.
Vita smiled a devilish grin while looking at the massive mushroom. It seemed to know what Vita was thinking and it sounded more panicked than before. Its eyes opened wide with horror as it saw Vita throw the mushroom lad in its mouth. The mushroom lad tried to reach for its parent in its last moments of life before being chomped down on.
It stopped making noise, its arms fell down to its side. Its eyes were still wide open, but didnt seem to focus on anything in particular. Vita felt a bit bad for it, but what happens happens.
Aint my falt you couldnt take care of your kid, fatty-
BOOM
The entire world was flipped upside down. The entire world seemed to slow by as it was Vitas turn to stare with horror.
The massive mushroom had punched right through the tree, sending it flying. Its eyes were burning with rage. Its eyes quickly went to the airborne Vita. With movements way too quick for its size, its fist hit Vita right in the gut. Vita went flying with vomit and blood flying over the massive mushroom. Vita quickly turned into a small dot in the distance.
The massive mushroom looked at the Vita shaped hole made through the trees and fell to its chubby knees. A slimer mushroom quickly ran over only too see the massive mushroom crying. It patted the massive mushroom on its back and the two mourned the loss of their child.
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8 204Tower of Erase
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